I loved putting together the Farm Small World for F a few weeks ago, and this construction site sensory play was lots of fun too!
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To prepare this sensory activity I got out a boot/plant tray and added coarse sand, rocks, and old grains from the pantry (amaranth, bulghar wheat). Then I added a variety of construction site vehicles, construction workers and a crane from his train set. Oh, and a hat for F to wear. Possibly.
I put all this on a shower curtain on the floor just in case things got messy! F’s face lit up when he saw it and he immediately began to investigate.
He enjoyed the feel of the sand/grain mix and seeing the patterns that it made when his fingers or a vehicle ran through it. But his favourite activity by far was filling the loader bucket with sand and tipping it into a dump truck. He did this over and over!
He played with this version for MANY days afterwards, several times a day. It was definitely a success!
You’re awesome! I love this idea! After I came across this a few days ago I went out and bought a little toy construction set with workers and a couple trucks and road signs for $5. Everything else I already have which is great. I’m planning to do this soon with my Preschool class 🙂 Thanks a lot I’m sure they’re going to love it.
Thanks Sabrina! I’d love to hear how it goes!